MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7971
Motherboard	MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '20 at 00:48
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 259 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 720 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.9% Very good	Lighting 97 Reflection 104 Parallax 87.5 79% 96.3 fps	MRender 91.9 Gravity 89.2 Splatting 95 76% 92 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 175 166 170 113 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 445 Write 140 Mixed 216 SusWrite 140 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 45.2 167% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 131 125% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 92%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 510GB 1,017 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 200GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 376 375 375 373 372 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 418 462 467 469 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 463 Mixed 396 SusWrite 432 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 54.4 195% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 657GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 134 135 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 165 Write 162 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 134 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 28.2 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 30.4 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,110x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	714x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	431x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	267x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	152x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	81x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	78x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	89x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	75x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $802

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16